Letter received by Banks from Philip Gidley King, 20 July 1794 (Series 39.011) - No. 0001

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Norfolk Island July 20th. 1794

Dear Sir

I cannot omit this Opportunity of offering my best & sincere Wishes for your health & am sorry that the Short time I have to finish all my letters will not permit me to say more than to assure you of my Respect.

Our Crops have been wonderfully productive 35,600 Bushells of  Maize & this Wheat this year & our Island not a Tenth part clear.

We want at least 3000 More Men here - to Clear the Island and [indecipherable] the produce Some Industrius Settlers are also Wanted not Soldiers - I have a Number of Boxes of Flax plants raised from Seed ready to send by the first Opportunity I have transmitted a Box of Dressed Flax &c to Port Jackson to be sent home if it should be approved of at Port Jackson. I have sent a

Feb 26 1795

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